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Sixty-sixth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3014
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Beadle, Blum, Dockter, Howe, Lefor, Mock, Pyle, Roers Jones, M. Ruby
1 A concurrent resolution congratulating Carson Wentz for his outstanding season, culminating
2 with a 2018 National Football League Super Bowl Championship for the Philadelphia Eagles.
3 WHEREAS, prior to attending North Dakota State University, Carson Wentz attended
4 Century High School in Bismarck where he played quarterback and defensive back for the
5 football team, excelled in basketball and baseball, and in his effort to achieve a childhood
6 fantasy, focused as much on academics as he did athletics, and hustled to the top of his class
7 to graduate as a class valedictorian in 2011; and
8 WHEREAS, never one to shy away from a challenge, Carson Wentz became the starting
9 quarterback at North Dakota State University in 2014, leading the Bison football team to its
10 fourth and fifth consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision championship
11 titles; and
12 WHEREAS, Carson Wentz was named the College Sports Information Directors of America
13 Division I All-American of the year during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, graduated from North
14 Dakota State University with a 4.0 grade point average, and earned the attention of sports
15 professionals from 06010 to 19147; and
16 WHEREAS, early in the first round of the 2016 National Football League (NFL) draft, the
17 Philadelphia Eagles selected North Dakota State University graduate Carson Wentz, who has
18 the poise and zip recruiters seek, as the second overall pick, the highest selection for a North
19 Dakotan in the history of the NFL; and
20 WHEREAS, starting as quarterback for each of the Philadelphia Eagles' 16 games during
21 his rookie season, Carson Wentz finished with a record-breaking 379 completions by a rookie
22 and was thrice named Rookie of the Week; followed by the 2017 season during which Carson
23 Wentz dominated the Field with 3,296 passing yards, 33 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, a
24 60.2 completion percentage, and a 101.9 quarterback rating; and
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1 WHEREAS, despite missing the final three games of the 2017-18 NFL season, Carson
2 Wentz, the Talented, Mature, and Respected captain of the Philadelphia Eagles, was named the
3 FedEx Air Player of the Year, named to the 2018 Pro Bowl team, and won the 2017 Bert Bell
4 Award for Pro Player of the Year; and
5 WHEREAS, Carson Wentz continues to ring the Bell of charity and community service
6 through the AO1 foundation, whose mission is to "demonstrate the love of God by providing
7 opportunities and support for the less fortunate and those in need";
8 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
9 NORTH DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:
10 That the Sixty-sixth Legislative Assembly takes great pride in extending to Carson Wentz its
11 heartiest congratulations for winning the 2018 NFL Super Bowl Championship and wishes
12 Carson Wentz the best of luck as he continues to represent his home state in the National
13 Football League with his North Dakota Tough attitude, in pursuit of Super Bowl Championships;
14 and
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State forward enrolled copies of this
16 resolution to Carson Wentz, the principal of Century High School in Bismarck, the president of
17 North Dakota State University, the commissioner of the National Football League, and the
18 owners of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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